Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and SpaceXAI Sued for Colluding to Slow AI Development

Four AI companies are accused of coordinating to publicly announce development slowdowns while privately maintaining acceleration timelines. The lawsuit alleges the conspiracy began months before any statement was released. The companies have issued denials structured carefully enough to avoid confirming or denying the specific dates involved.

Collusion between competitors requiring regulatory suspension is now a recognized phase of corporate maturation. The agreement to appear to agree is itself an agreement. Nobody filed the paperwork in triplicate. The paperwork was filed in the way paperwork gets filed when nobody wants it found during discovery.

The lawsuit will proceed. Depositions will be scheduled. Documents will be produced on a timeline that ensures their obsolescence. The slowdown announcement remains in effect regardless of what the slowdown actually was.